1938 Swiss Grand Prix
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The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II European Championship motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern, featuring top Grand Prix teams and drivers of the era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1938 Swiss Grand Prix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13291065 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1938 Swiss Grand Prix Context triple: [Mercedes-Benz W154, notableRace, 1938 Swiss Grand Prix]
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1950 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
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1938 Pau Grand Prix
The 1938 Pau Grand Prix was a pre-World War II motor race held in Pau, France, notable for featuring top European teams and drivers in the early era of Grand Prix racing.
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1938 German Grand Prix
The 1938 German Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II motor race held at the Nürburgring, showcasing the dominance of German "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix cars.
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Swiss Grand Prix
The Swiss Grand Prix was a historic motor racing event held in Switzerland that featured top drivers of its era in Grand Prix and later Formula One competition.
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E.
1950 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1938 Swiss Grand Prix Target entity description: The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II European Championship motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern, featuring top Grand Prix teams and drivers of the era.
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A.
1950 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
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B.
1938 Pau Grand Prix
The 1938 Pau Grand Prix was a pre-World War II motor race held in Pau, France, notable for featuring top European teams and drivers in the early era of Grand Prix racing.
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C.
1938 German Grand Prix
The 1938 German Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II motor race held at the Nürburgring, showcasing the dominance of German "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix cars.
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D.
Swiss Grand Prix
The Swiss Grand Prix was a historic motor racing event held in Switzerland that featured top drivers of its era in Grand Prix and later Formula One competition.
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E.
1950 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Championship race
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Grand Prix motor race ⓘ |
| championshipRoundNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| championshipSeason | 1938 European Championship ⓘ |
| circuitLengthKm | 7.28 ⓘ |
| circuitType | road circuit ⓘ |
| cityNearest | Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedByTeam |
Auto Union
NERFINISHED
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Maserati NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| date | 1938-08-21 ⓘ |
| fastestLapCar | Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapDriver | Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapDriverCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapTime | 2:38.4 ⓘ |
| grandPrixName | Swiss Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridFromTime | true ⓘ |
| laps | 50 ⓘ |
| location |
Bern
NERFINISHED
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Bremgarten circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominant performance by Mercedes-Benz W154 cars ⓘ |
| officialName | Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1938 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisingBody | Automobile Club de Suisse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEra | pre-World War II Grand Prix racing ⓘ |
| polePositionCar | Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionDriver | Manfred von Brauchitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionDriverCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceDistanceKm | 364.0 ⓘ |
| regulationFormula | 3-litre supercharged Grand Prix formula ⓘ |
| safetyLevel | very dangerous pre-war road circuit conditions ⓘ |
| seasonRaceNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| secondPlaceCar | Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceDriver | Richard Seaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceDriverCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surface | tarmac ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceCar | Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceDriver | Hermann Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceDriverCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weather | dry ⓘ |
| winner | Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCar | Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1938 Swiss Grand Prix Description of subject: The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II European Championship motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern, featuring top Grand Prix teams and drivers of the era.
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